The Junior Achievement Classic has earned a well-deserved reputation as the premier golf event in Central New England.The JA Classic provides top business and community leaders the opportunity to entertain their best clients and customers while supporting JA’s mission.

JA focuses on making students financially responsible, prepared for the workforce, entrepreneurially savvy and empowered to own their economic success.

According to Louis Golden (JA President and Chief Executive Officer), “This annual event generates the largest amount of charitable income in support of our activities promoting scholarship and achievement for young men women. We have averaged about $135K per year over the last few years at this event, and the significant support from companies like Marmon EWC is most welcome.”

Marmon EWC President, Dennis Chalk commented, “We have historically committed to supporting local elementary schools by participating in career days and other activities that help young people as they set goals for their future career paths.” “By supporting JA, we are happy to be a part of the ongoing development of excellent local engineering and business talent that can eventually support our world recognized cable design and manufacturing operations based right here in Connecticut.”

“Since we have been involved with JA, our RSCC division has brought 77 volunteers to 43 Seymour school classes. RSCC has also sponsored 3 “Bowl-a-thons” where over 130 RSCC employees have participated and RSCC has raised over $24,500 for Junior Achievement programs that have sponsored an additional 500 Connecticut students.” continued Chalk.

Marmon EWC specializes in the design of wire & cable for harsh environments in the oil & gas, nuclear, rolling stock, rapid transit and transit infrastructure, mining, utility, aerospace, and military industries internationally. Marmon EWC companies are the technical leaders in engineered products resistant to the effects of chemical, extreme temperature, radiation, moisture, corrosion, fire and other use hazards; providing optimal effectiveness under conditions where competitors cables fail to perform.